"How to manage milestone anxiety and mom guilt about milestones?"

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Milestone Anxiety is a real thing and often not talked about. I welcome a mom in the PDT community to chat about her 15 month old son who is not walking. We discuss: Why Milestone anxiety can happen How to approach milestone anxiety to find more peace and progress How to encourage walking Check out all the PedsDocTalk Courses for more guidance, tips, and support during parenthood. The Complete Roadmap to Toddler Development will help you understand your toddler through every age and stage. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. And thanks to our sponsor: Brainiac Foods. To check out Brainiac Food’s line of products and receive 20% off your order, visit the following link to save 20% off your order: brainiacfoods.com/discount/20PEDSDOC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	As a pediatrician, I can tell you honestly, some kids walk super early, but talk super late.
0:05.6	Some kids have amazing cognitive skills, like are able to put puzzles together at 18 months,
0:11.6	and some, just by nature, are not able to get until three or four.
0:15.6	This doesn't make any child superior.
0:18.2	In any way, you know, I think a lot of society pits these milestones to make it this, like,
0:23.1	bragging thing, right?
0:24.1	Like, oh, my kid walked at eight months.
0:25.9	That's wonderful that your kid walked at eight months, but your child will also do something
0:29.9	later than their peer, maybe, in preschool, but that doesn't mean that your child is not
0:34.2	good enough.
0:35.2	Does this mean that your child isn't worthy in their own right, right?
0:38.3	Because we all, like, even adults, thrive and have different strengths and weaknesses,
0:43.1	but that doesn't make us better or worse, that just makes us different.
0:48.9	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the show and another episode of Monday Mornings with
0:53.8	Dr. Mona, where I talk to parents in the Pieds Doctor community about their concern.
0:59.5	This podcast continues to grow because of you and your reviews, so thank you so much for
1:04.2	tuning in each week for all that you do to share this podcast and the reviews that you
1:09.1	leave.
1:10.1	It means so much to me, and I cannot wait to continue to watch this podcast grow in 2023.
1:14.9	On this episode, I welcome a parent to talk about her 15-month-old son, who is not yet
1:20.5	fully walking.
1:21.5	He cruises, he pulls to stand, but he's not walking.
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